Haunted Philly: A Little Bit Scary and A Whole Lot of Fun
Discovering Some of the Philadelphia Region's Spookiest Spots

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Ghosts and goblins are nothing
new to Philadelphia and The Countryside(TM), an area known for historic
sites, colonial-era graveyards and centuries-old buildings. Now the
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation is inviting tourists
to meet its ghosts, many of whom are the original residents of historic
Philadelphia who never left town. The area is among America's most fun
haunted destinations, a region rich with colorful, ghostly lore. Here's
a look at Philadelphia's scariest spots:

Ghostly Attractions:
-- Eastern State Penitentiary, a grim, 172-year-old former state
prison, was once home to famous inmates Al Capone and Willie Sutton.
Pained former prisoners are said to haunt Eastern State's dark, Gothic
halls. Halloween staff regularly reports seeing the "Soap Lady" dressed
in white in the last cell on the second floor. Terror Behind the Walls,
a Halloween tour of the 12-acre site, is offered by candlelight. 20th
Street & Fairmount Avenue, (215) 236-5111

-- Ghastly guide Abigail Wallace leads Once Upon A Nation's Cobwebs &
Cobblestones tour of historic Philadelphia in October, visiting sites
like the Betsy Ross House, where Old Glory's seamstress haunts her home
and burial site, sometimes crying at the foot of a bed. 5th & Arch
Streets, (215) 629-4026

-- Historic Waynesborough, an 18th-century mansion and home of
Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne, is said to be haunted by one of
his descendants, Hannah Wayne. On her way up to the attic with a
candle, Hannah got caught in the trap door and accidentally set herself
on fire. No one heard her screams, until she threw the candleholder and
broke the window. Over the years, people have reported hearing the
crash of broken glass followed by screaming and crying but no broken
glass is ever found. 2049 Waynesborough Road, Paoli, (610) 647-1779

-- The legendary Wachovia Spectrum transforms into the nation's premier
Hollywood-style haunted production with NIGHTMARES X-treme Scream Park.
The show features the latest in special effect techniques and technology
to provide a visually scary experience including Dead Elvis in Concert,
Snakes in a Tomb, and six other haunted attractions. 3601 S. Broad
Street, (215) 389-9543

Haunted Hotels:
-- A ghost has been known to pay a visit to Suite 309 of The Radnor
Hotel. First sighted hovering on the ceiling, the woman proceeds down
the wall to the door and then vanishes into the hallway. Some guests
have even seen her presence in the hallway in the early morning. 591 E.
Lancaster Avenue, St. Davids, (610) 688-5800

-- Several guests at the historic Black Bass Hotel in Bucks County
could be considered long-term tenants. Guests have seen a woman in
white walking the halls and sometimes sitting in a guestroom with a
pearl-handled revolver in her lap. Old Hans, an original innkeeper who
was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl, is another restless spirit. A
pool of blood appears periodically on the tavern floor as a reminder of
his violent death. 3774 River Road, Lumberville, (215) 297-5770

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For more information about travel to Philadelphia, visit
http://www.gophila.com or call the Independence Visitor Center, located
in Independence National Historical Park, at (800) 537-7676.